CVE-2024-13721

Plethora Plugins Tabs + Accordions <= 1.1.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via anchor

2025-01-24 16:27

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.2
Affected Plugin: Plethora Tabs + Accordions
Affected Version: <= 1.1.8
CVSS: 6.4Medium
Weakness type: CWE-85 · Doubled Character XSS Manipulations
CVE: CVE-2024-13721

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At a glance

CVE-2024-13721 is a medium-severity Doubled Character XSS Manipulations vulnerability in the Plethora Tabs + Accordions WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.1.8. It carries a CVSS score of 6.4 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Contributor level or above. The issue is fixed in version 1.2; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed January 2025, reported by Nishiv.

Vulnerability Overview

The Plethora Plugins Tabs + Accordions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the anchor parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-85: Doubled Character XSS Manipulations

The web application does not filter user-controlled input for executable script disguised using doubling of the involved characters.

Remediation

Update to version 1.2, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Plethora Tabs + Accordions 1.2 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13721 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9755e5d4-dbf6-4778-84d6-cc967e8afb48 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13721

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6.4CVE-2025-24709: Plethora Plugins Tabs + Accordions <= 1.1.5 Stored XSSCVE-2025-24709

CVSS Vector

6.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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